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romney took home some smaller victories, winning the u.s. bettterritories as well as wyoms caucus, which voted last week. santorum is currently third in polling in alabama, behind romney and newt gingrich. he is also third in mississippi with gingrich holding a slight lead over romney before tuesday's caucuses. santorum and romney's victories, though, do little to the delegate standings. look for yourself. romney has a commanding lead, 377 delegates for him, more than the other three candidates combined. santorum has 146 delegates. gingrich at 112 and ron paul at just 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to secure the republican nomination. >>> with just a couple days until alabama and mississippi, each candidate is hoping to capture those southern states. nbc's david gregory joined us earlier today and says for romney, santorum and gingrich, a win for them on tuesday would mean very different things. >> it's a different threshold. i think for gingrich, if he's going to remain as something of a southern candidate, then he's got to actual
romney took home some smaller victories, winning the u.s. bettterritories as well as wyoms caucus, which voted last week. santorum is currently third in polling in alabama, behind romney and newt gingrich. he is also third in mississippi with gingrich holding a slight lead over romney before tuesday's caucuses. santorum and romney's victories, though, do little to the delegate standings. look for yourself. romney has a commanding lead, 377 delegates for him, more than the other three candidates...
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romney holds a commanding lead in delegates. tuesday's primaries are in alabama and mississippi. >>> and those are some of the stories making news early this sunday morning. next is nbc 4's "viewpoint." >> and we'll be back in just a few minutes with an update. >>> good morning. welcome to "viewpoint." i'm pat lawson muse. the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce will host its third annual business expo coming up this week, bringing together business and civic leaders from around the region to discuss successes and strategies and challenges in the hispanic latino business communities. our guests are angela franco, who is president and ceo of the chamber, jerry godlin is a business development specialist with montgomery county department's economic development, and christina mossi is ceo of divas inc., a tech company contracted by the white house to develop, register and train and put veterans to work. >> yes. >> welcome all of you to "viewpoint" this morning. >> thank you. >> let's start with the challenges. how do th
romney holds a commanding lead in delegates. tuesday's primaries are in alabama and mississippi. >>> and those are some of the stories making news early this sunday morning. next is nbc 4's "viewpoint." >> and we'll be back in just a few minutes with an update. >>> good morning. welcome to "viewpoint." i'm pat lawson muse. the greater washington hispanic chamber of commerce will host its third annual business expo coming up this week, bringing...
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mitt romney is defending statements that he made about supreme court justice. he says he doesn't support her as a justice because of their differing philosophies. the controversy stems from her being of puerto rican descent. puerto rico's primary is tomorrow. >>> romney's main competitor rick santorum is pulling for another big win by trying to grab votes in illinois before tuesday's primary. santorum told supporters they can shake up the race and that they have a unique duty to correct a wrong referring to president obama. the former pennsylvania senator hopes to do well in southern parts of illinois in order to carry the state on tuesday. >>> meanwhile, president obama was in illinois as well taking aim at the gop contenders while raising run for his re-election campaign. in the land of lincoln the president pointed out that the candidates do not share the same values as the 16th commander in chief. his fund-raiser in chicago was apparently successful with reports coming in that he raised at least $5 million from the crowd of about 600. the president then tra
mitt romney is defending statements that he made about supreme court justice. he says he doesn't support her as a justice because of their differing philosophies. the controversy stems from her being of puerto rican descent. puerto rico's primary is tomorrow. >>> romney's main competitor rick santorum is pulling for another big win by trying to grab votes in illinois before tuesday's primary. santorum told supporters they can shake up the race and that they have a unique duty to...
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a win in alabama could significantly boost romney's lead in the delegate county. newt gingrich says winning both states would keep him in the running. the former house speaker from georgia has mostly campaigned in the southment and so far, he's only won his home state and south carolina. >>> right now romney has 377 delegates. santorum has 146 followed by gingrich with 112. and ron paul with 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> george mcdonnell and martin o'malley had different political views yesterday. they were guests on "meet the press" and clashed on social and economic issues that are front and center this political season. >> a clear contrast here. if you look at the presidential campaign, be honest. there's been a lot more time spent pandering to the extreme right wing ideologues of the new republican party than has been spent talking about jobs and the economy. so i believe that the president's looking strong, is strong, is focused on the economy. that's going to carry him through this election. >> mc
a win in alabama could significantly boost romney's lead in the delegate county. newt gingrich says winning both states would keep him in the running. the former house speaker from georgia has mostly campaigned in the southment and so far, he's only won his home state and south carolina. >>> right now romney has 377 delegates. santorum has 146 followed by gingrich with 112. and ron paul with 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee....
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he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. newt gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood back in 1920 because he's a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve the traffic. estimated costs of the project range anywhere from $340 million to $565 million. the meeting starts at 8:00 tonight at the city municipal building. >>> our time is 5:07. a new perspective on a sad day in american history. the never-before-seen home movies of the challenger disaster that one man has uncovered. >>> plus, hidden dangers. possible defects in your home's staircases that could put your children at risk. >>> and did you get a chance to enjoy that wonderful weather yesterday? if not, are you in luck. -- you are in luck ♪ ok
he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. newt gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood back in 1920 because he's a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve...
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. >>> rick santorum using his win in the louisiana primary to step up his attacks on mitt romney. santorum claims romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where stay-at-home's campaign is thriving. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disquahim -- disqualify him from being the nop nomination" and says he's the worst person to put up against president obama. >>> republicans in the district will get a chance tonight to show support for their presidential candidate. the d.c. republican committee will hold a straw poll tonight ahead of next month's primary. >>> 5:21 is our time. time for a look at weather & traffic on the 1s. >> that's right. if you thought spring was kind of crazy, tom is here to tell us that that's true. it's been warm like summer. now going to cold temperatures. >> incredibli, this time tomorrow, we will be down near or below freezing. right now, there's the washington monument under a clear sky. reagan national at 55. we're in the low 50s in montgomery county. in the mi
. >>> rick santorum using his win in the louisiana primary to step up his attacks on mitt romney. santorum claims romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where stay-at-home's campaign is thriving. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disquahim -- disqualify him from being the nop nomination" and says he's the worst person to put up against president obama. >>> republicans...
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michigan -- the decisions of michigan republican decision to award 16 of the state's delegates to mitt romney. not 15 as it appeared that he had won in tuesday's primary. according to state rules, two of the state's 30 delegates were to be awarded proportionately based on the statewide vote. the other would be based on the results in each congressional district. michigan officials now say those two delegates will be awarded to the winner of the statewide vote. and a memo explaining the rules was incorrect. the difference would likely have little effect in the overall race for delegates. >>> president obama will talk about going green today at the white house. he'll speak at a conference on conservation efforts called growing america's outdoor heritage and economy. voters, hunters, farmers, and conservationists from around the world are expected to attend the conference. >>> a new study claims that maryland could make hundreds of millions of dollars if it drills for natural gas. the study by the petroleum council claims the wells in western maryland could produce gas for 30 years and generate
michigan -- the decisions of michigan republican decision to award 16 of the state's delegates to mitt romney. not 15 as it appeared that he had won in tuesday's primary. according to state rules, two of the state's 30 delegates were to be awarded proportionately based on the statewide vote. the other would be based on the results in each congressional district. michigan officials now say those two delegates will be awarded to the winner of the statewide vote. and a memo explaining the rules...